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The signing of Swanson was not influenced by the rib injury cornerback Tarell Brown sustained in a 23-20 loss to the Saints on Sunday. Last week, Swanson was accepting congratulations for signing with the 49ers on his Twitter account.
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Iuapti was injured late in the third quarter when running back Frank Gore crashed into the back of his left leg after he was tackled for no gain by nose tackle Brodrick Buckley. Iuapti was replaced by Adam Snyder, 31, a nine-year veteran with 131 career starts.
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In a contest that turned on a controversial personal-foul penalty on outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks late in the fourth quarter, the 49ers suffered a punch-in-the-gut 23-20 loss to the Saints on Sunday on Garrett Hartley’s 31-yard field goal as time expired.
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NEW ORLEANS – Garrett Hartley drilled a 31-yard field goal as time expired to hand the 49ers a punch-in-the-gut 23-20 loss to the Saints on Sunday at the Superdome. With the 49ers leading 20-17 with just over three minutes left, outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks appeared to make a potential game-sealing play when he sacked Saints […]
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Reid, who grew up in Prairieville, La., about 65 miles west of New Orleans, and played at LSU, has a large contingent of family members and friends at today’s game. Reid’s daughter, LeiLani, 4, briefly joined him on the field during pregame warm-ups.
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Carrier (6-4, 241), 23, the only player from Beloit to earn a spot on an NFL roster, was a wide receiver in college who set school records for career receptions (189), yards (3,111) and touchdowns (29). He had 75 catches for 1,250 yards as a senior. He also played basketball for two seasons, starting 21 games and averaging 8.3 points.
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The 49ers will wander into the Superdome on Sunday — yes, the same stadium where they lost the Super Bowl in February — without one of their defensive stalwarts in Ray McDonald. McDonald, who has started 40 of a possible 41 regular-season games at defensive tackle since the start of the 2011 season, was officially […]
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For the second straight day, Crabtree wasn’t observed at the start of practice today, although the 49ers say he hasn’t had a setback: He has breaks built into his rehabilitation schedule. Crabtree also wasn’t observed at the start of practice Friday.
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Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who ranks third in the NFL in completion percentage, was on target again Wednesday when asked about Aldon Smith’s potential workload this week. “We plan to see a lot of him,” Brees said. Sure enough, it appears Smith will receive substantially more playing time Sunday after he had a puny role […]
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FOX analyst and former Ravens coach Brian Billick, who covered Kaepernick’s 91-yard performance in last week’s 10-9 loss to the Panthers, referenced Gladwell’s book, Outliers, when discussing the quarterback’s development after 19 career starts. (To be clear, we don’t literally mean Kaepernick needs to spend the equivalent of 416 days in the pocket).
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What’s going on with the 49ers’ passing game, which is currently ranked last in the league? First off, the statistic is a little misleading. The 49ers have based five of their six wins on their running game, defense and special teams, rendering the passing game almost irrelevant in those victories. Also consider that the 6-3 […]
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In last week’s 10-9 loss to Carolina, Gore, who had 16 carries for 82 yards, was the lone bright on an offense that produced the 49ers’ fewest yards (151) since 2006. However, he was also oddly underutilized, collecting just four carries in the second half.
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From Chronicle colleague Henry Schulman in Orlando: I ran into Chicago White Sox executive vice president Kenny Williams at baseball’s general manager meetings in Orlando this morning and asked about his son Kyle being placed on waivers by the 49ers yesterday. They talked almost as soon as it happened. I wondered if any part of […]
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In addition to a game Sunday, the 49ers lost three starters to injury in a 10-9 defeat to the Panthers: tight end Vernon Davis (concussion), safety Eric Reid (concussion) and defensive tackle Ray McDonald (ankle).
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Cox, the team’s dime cornerback who was signed as a free agent in 2012, played just one defensive snap in a 10-9 loss to the Panthers on Sunday. He was made expendable with the addition of cornerback Eric Wright, who was placed on the 53-man roster last week but was inactive against the Panthers. Wright, 28, is a seven-year veteran with 81 career starts.
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